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, but has not been cited. the child is l critical condition. >>> those popular energy drinks are being scrutinized because of a filing that sites their link to 18 deaths. now san francisco city attorney is demanding labeling changes. alan wang is live near ucsf where a new study is slated for released tomorrow. alan? >> the fda says one five-hour energy drink has as much caffeine as two cups of coffee. sam's turkish coffee packs ay packs a bigger punch, but like most coffee energy drinks are not required to list the amount of co they contain. flow is pressure to do that -- now there is pressure to do that. >> he says the demand for the famous turkish coffee is rivaled for the demand of five-hour energy. >> i make sure i don't get out of it. i keep it in stock. >> the fda has received reports of 13 deaths over the last four years involving five-hour energy. sandra who is a nurse says she had to take a man who was working on her roof to the hospital after he drank three of these. >> his heart rate was beating so quickly that he was not getting enough blood to neither his heart nor brain.

condition. >>> those popular energy drinks are being scrutinized because of a filing that sites their link to 18 deaths. now san francisco city attorney is demanding labeling changes. alan wang is live near ucsf where a new study is slated for released tomorrow. alan? >> the fda says one five-hour energy drink has as much caffeine as two cups of coffee. sam's turkish coffee probably packs a bigger punch, but like most coffee energy drinks are not required to list the amount of caffeine they contain. flow is pressure to do that -- now there is pressure to do that. >> he says the demand for the famous turkish coffee is rivaled for the demand of five-hour energy. >> i make sure i don't get out of it. i keep it in stock. >> the fda has received reports of 13 deaths over the last four years involving five-hour energy. sandra who is a nurse says she had to take a man who was working on her roof to the hospital after he drank three of these. >> his heart rate was beating so quickly that he was not getting enough blood to neither his heart nor brain. so he became faint. >> the san francisco c

contact the company for a free repair. >>> if you want energy drinks over coffee in the morning you may want to think twice. fda received reports of 13 deaths over four years in with it person who used 5 hour energy drink last month five death reports mentioned the use of monster energy drink. stay with abc7 morning news coming up, katie marzullo will tell us how ucf if and the san francisco city attorney are getting involved. >>> anyone who hosts thanksgiving dinner knows how much work is involved. a good store bought stuffing can relieve some of the stress in the kitchen. michael finney has a taste test. >> reporter: good morning the stuffing has got to taste good consumer reports tests find not all store bought ones do. moist, perfectly browned turkey is a must on thanksgiving. still isn't complete without a delicious stuffing. preparing a holiday dinner from scratch, is a lot of work. can you wow your guests with a store bought stuffing? consumer reports tested 11 to see if you could cut a few corners and still get tasty results. testers looked at ones from stove top, arnold, pepper

investigation into whether a popular energy drink is dangerous, even fatal. more deaths are being looked at in connection to five hour -- to 5 hour energy. katie marzullo is following new developments. >> reporter: the city attorney is getting in on this demanding the makers of energy drinks prove they are safe. he wants labels to be more accurate. today researchers are releasing a report on the risks of the drinks as the fda drops a bombshell in the past four years 13 deaths have been linked to 5 hour energy drink and 30 people have suffered serious or life-threatening injuries like heart attacks. a few weeks ago the fda said monster energy drinks were linked to five deaths. we don't know what is in the study, a doctor did tell us how these drinks can be dangerous. >> if somebody were to have a predestined heart condition adrenaline with the caffeine may tip them over the edge and cause lethal arrhythmia. >> reporter: energy manufacturers point out there is no proven link between products and the death. 5 hour energy said the product is intended for busy adults and contain as muc

into whether 5 hour energy drinks are dangerous, even deadly for some. >>> hostess says it is not kidding, why the company is vowing to shutdown in three hours and >>> there is a new health alert about the popular energy drink 5 hour energy. federal officials say the ding a factor in at least 13 death -- say the drink may have been a factor in at least 13 deaths over the last four years. the fda says it will take action if it can link deaths to consumption of that energy drink it could include taking the drinks off the market. >>> hostess is threatening to shutdown if a workers' strike doesn't end by this afternoon. the company said if enough striking workers don't return to work by 2 p.m. our time it will ask a bankruptcy judge for permission to shutdown and sell its assets. workers at the bakery in oakland are among those striking hostess says it doesn't have the resources to survive an ongoing national strike. >> whoa! >> sad. >> a little bit. >> classic, kids love 'em. >> yeah, people losing jobs, you don't want to hear that. >> in the meantime we are getting ready for rain, r

. joaquin sold his company for the energy industry. >> korea is a great launch pad. very innovative. a great track record, u.s. companies are teeming with large companies like lg, samsung to be the launching pad to be a spring board for the world. >> samsung is a electronics giant but has been engaged in a legal battle with apple over patents. the deputy minister for the knowledge economy is reluctant to answer questions whether the legal dispute will hurt efforts. >> to they can bring more. >> the interpretor says korea has goals. >> we want to promote more vigorous exchanges and investments and ideas and technologies. >> the free trade agreement calls for job creation as one goal. 30 korean owned companies will be holding a job fair here as part of the conference. >> veterans around the bay area were honored for service today. but many returning from plaigss like afghanistan and iraq are having a difficult time moving from military life to jobs in the civiliannv,yv sector. here is laura anthony from martinez. this day is about honoring those who served in the military, many young vet

the jetstream, and they won't be quite as widespread. this storm does not have as much energy as the one that trend through last night and this morning. so chilly prospects in the forecast. >> also ahead, hundreds of people wait in line all night in the south bay to get hope for the holidays. and later o. new restrictions at the gas pump, hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >> hundreds of people lined up in the rain in san jose just for the chance to sign up for free food for the holidays, and they're grateful for the opportunity. katie, is there going to be enough? >> sheryl, employees are hopeful and optimistic, but they have a lot of work ahead of them. take a look at this line. still at this hour, it has been there since this time. and we're talking about feeding thousands of people. >> not too good. >> hernandez is describing what the holidays would be like at her house if not fo

see the showers running parallel to the coastline. the energy associated with this is headed out of the bay area. there is little thing called lake effect snow in the sierra nevada where it piles up on the east side of the lake. up to three inches around carson city and reno. you can see it blowing over the lake. it pictures up the lake and dumps it on the other side. definitely some travel troubles in the high country but degree over freezing in santa rosa. oakland, dropped into the 40s as well as san francisco with some warmer air headed in into a redwood city. chilly mid 40s from livermore to concord and san jose. this morning with a little bit of wind out there, you have managed to stay around 50 degrees. gusty north winds, half moon bay up to 20 miles an hour and west wind has allowed you to stay well into the 40s this morning. these winds will be backing off late tonight. that is going to bring in another frosty start to the day tomorrow. sunny and cool today. a little warmer to start the week. that will be monday and tuesday. chance of showers could return wednesday into thur

report. >> reporter: good morning. dramatic reversal on oil, international energy agency predicts u.s. will be the world's top oil producer in five years all but self-sufficient in energy in 20 years, major reason increased production of shale oil we are doing better with keeping up with mortgage payments. percentage of those two months or more behind is now the lowest in more than three years. top british journal says no evidence tamiflu works. dozens of governments around the world stopped it in case there's another global flu outbreak world health organization is convinced it works the journal >>> beautiful picture from the sutro tower. high clouds and sun warmer weather on the way. >>> chevron has found a way to get around costly clean air requirements. the plant was damaged in august by a fire that sent a black cloud into the air several thousand sought medical attention. chevron has told the air quality management district it intends to repair not replace the damaged unit that means they will not be required to install new equipment chevron says it will voluntarily reduce its em

about the worst way ever to decide a playoff series. it is over. the warriors admit they lacked energy and intensity in a loss to sacramento. they came out with purpose and curry was on fire tonight against cleavland. world series hero and sandoval at courtside. neighbors with curry i hear. he didn't score, but he had five assists. irving, remember the number one pick in the draft was wheeling and dealing. he had 28. curry answering. he had 15 in the first quarter and finished with 21. thompson early foul trouble. a nice dish to leigh. i think this is a shot. he turned it into a pass. second quarter and jefferson and barnes throwing down. warriors by eight at the half. late third quarter and irving loses the handle. warriors were up by 11. david leigh playing despite the flu. he had 22. the warriors win it 106-96. 10 games into the season and stanford is making a quarterback change. kevin hogan will be at the helm when they face oregon state on saturday. it is easy to see why when you watch this kid play. the freshman from washington, d.c. is mobile and he has brought a new dimension i

energy and intensity in a loss to sacramento. they came out with purpose and curry was on fire tonight against cleavland. world series hero and sandoval at courtside. neighbors with curry i hear. he didn't score, but he had five assists. irving, remember the number one pick in the draft was wheeling and dealing. he had 28. curry answering. he had 15 in the first quarter and finished with 21. thompson early foul trouble. a nice dish to leigh. i think this is a shot. he turned it into a pass. second quarter and jefferson and barnes throwing down. warriors by eight at the half. late third quarter and irving loses the handle. warriors were up by 11. david leigh playing despite the flu. he had 22. the warriors win it 106-96. 10 games into the season and stanford is making a quarterback change. kevin hogan will be at the helm when they face oregon state on saturday. it is easy to see why when you watch this kid play. the freshman from washington, d.c. is mobile and he has brought a new dimension in their game against colorado. it was a blow yacht. blowout. you can see the mobility replaced n

. >> energy expert says that is just not accurate. >> saying big energy users like utilities and oil companies have been given permits by the state to cover most of the carbon produced. the caps will be reduced over the years but says there is also a built in incentive to improve. >> if you figure out a way to pick up the gas, you get to keep the permit. >> we asked big oil refineries to weigh in on the issue. chevron reported and as it is required to do. and there is a pro vision in regulations requiring drivers and if projections hold it could raise the gallon of gas by 15 cents. >> and bay area lawmakers raising questions tonight about the fbi handling of the petraeus scandal. he resigned as cia director last week. both house minority leader nancy pelosi and senate intelligence committee chair say they're not happy that they learned of the investigation on television. >> they understand protecting people, i don't understand doing this all under a cloud of secrecy. and people have classified responsibility are not even notified so he can ask questions about it's pro pry tie there a

reports of 13 deaths linked to the drink called five-hour energy. there are 92 reports of ill affects. the agency looking into five deaths linked reportedly to monster, a energy drink containing more caffeine than . >> a florida gun range is moving past paint ball battles allowing customers to fire shots at each other. combat city uses specially designed ammunition there are also self-defense classes including ones designed for women. if you get shot, it will hurt. >> there is supposed to be a degree of pain with it so you do learn from i. >> someone trying to hurt you you learn to be tactical. >> the owners say it's facility tests nerves and helps them to know if they have it in them to shoot another person. >> back to breaking news we told but this at the top of the last. crews stopped this leak after a water main break that is in the outer sunset. water coming from that spot. live picture right here so water has been stopped in that area, good news. >> it's one of the hottest movie franchises now. the last film in the series opens. >> is this worth all of the hype? >> it's one of the mo

selling off in such a way it could impact everything from solar energy companies to cloud-based companies. ash wagner has a small solar company with six emhoiys he wants to expand but selloff could indicate uncertainty about the economy. >> i know several friends starting selling stock this moshing. >> what did that tell you? >> people are not excited about the future of the economy. >> investors appear concerned about a widening european recession. coupa sees europe as a major growth market just signing up new customers for its cloud based software helping companies save money on procurement. but the u.s. needs to reach a budget solution. >> this is the opportunity to bring that bipartisan nature in front of us here to deliver on the promises he's been talking about and we want to see delivered on in the coming years. >> the real test comes as congress and white house decide in the future whether they can work together. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. >> get ready for higher taxes after voters proposition 30. prop 30 passed by a 54-46% margin. the money going to californi

energy commission says 2012 has been a record year for the number of spice prices. senator mark leno went searching for answers to why and to ask if the state can do more to protect consumers. it's not the first hearing but the first time we've heard this. >> we seem to have information that there was ongo prog dux. >> oregon based consultant says his analysis of environmentalg÷ emissions suggests in may, shell's martinez plant was making gasoline for one of the two weeks it claimed to have been shut down. chevron richmond refinery supposed to be shut down two weeks in may, but mcculla says data shows it's never shut down. but with those shut downs real or fabricated and the richmond fire, he says he cannot explain the record setting october price spike. >> there is no evidence of disaster here. why did they and quite frankly, i can't explain it. >> the western state petroleum association shot back the conclusions were based on third party information from the bay area air quality management district,nbz2u not fm refineries themselves. that there is no evidence refineries were opera

. a little piece of energy from the low continues to rotate through the bay area. live doppler 7 hd, here it is. you notice the showers skirting the coastline of san francisco but they are headed towards monterey. we are looking at a few showers around salinas and gilroy this morning. otherwise partly cloudy skies. terry mentioned that wind. we do have some wind gusts this afternoon on track to be ten to 20 miles an hour. not only cool, but breezy conditions, as well. we are up a degree from last hour in santa rosa. here's where we have the frost advisory where you see the blue from napa to santa rosa. san rafael at 46. but in the higher elevations in the protected valleys, those numbers are much cooler. be advised this morning and give yourself a chance to warm up, wet an extra layer out there and also the car. you may have to do a little bit of scraping. 46 in fremont. it's balmy 48 in redwood city. 50 half moon bay and 42 santa rosa. definitely cool out there with the frost advisory for the next couple of hours. it is going to be a cold start. in fact, maybe even a few snowflakes

. the child is listed in critical condition. >>> those popular energy drinks are being scrutinized because of a filing that sites their link to 18 deaths. now san francisco city attorney is demanding labeling changes. alan wang is live near ucsf where a new study is slated for released tomorrow. alan? >> the fda says one five-hour energy drink has as much caffeine as two cups of coffee. sam's turkish coffee probably packs a bigger punch, but like most coffee energy drinks are not required to list the amount of caffeine they contain. flow is pressure to do that -- now there is pressure to do that. >> he says the demand for the famous turkish coffee is rivaled for the demand of five-hour energy. >> i make sure i don't get out of it. i keep it in stock. >> the fda has received reports of 13 deaths over the last four years involving five-hour energy. sandra who is a nurse says she had to take a man who was working on her roof to the hospital after he drank three of these. >> his heart rate was beating so quickly that he was not getting enough blood to neither his heart nor brain. so he

the production of clean energy, which promises to reduce the utilization of fossil fuels for power generation. and we continue to invest in potential break-through technologies that could further remove carbon from our atmosphere. but we haven't done as much as we need to. so what i'm going to be doing over the next several weeks next several months is having a conversation, a wide-ranging conversation with scientists, engineers, elect engineers, elected officials to find out what more can we do to make short-term progress in reducing carbons. and then, you know, working through an education process that i think is necessary as discussion, a conversation across the country about what realistically can we do long term to make sure that this is not something we're passing on to future again rations that is expensive and difficult to deal with. i don't know what democrats or republicans are prepared to do at this point. this is not a partisan issue. there are regional issues. no doubt for us to take on climate change in a serious way would involve making some tough political choices.

, women 50 from alcohol. >>> next, popular energy drink that may be linked to the deaths of 13 people. what you need to know before you pick one up. >> can a little extra holiday money come in handy now? >> yes. >> michael finney will have tips on turning that ring or bracelet you don't wear any more, into cash. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious.

rude cargo space and energy efficiency. gets the equivalent of 118 miles per gallon. despite electric engine motor trend says one of the quickest 4 door ever built. it will cost you. starts at more than 57,000 dollars. >> well today observance of veterans day gave family nasty chance to do something fun together in the east bay. walnut creek ice rink opened up. beautiful day. i caught the picture on my cell phone today of the grard grand opening. we are one of the sponsors. rink is open every day until the middle of januar january. a lot of people out there. this saturday i think they have free skating. free from 11 to opportunity. the you would have seen necessity there like this. kliching. >> holding on. >> latest on smith concussion and what he has to do now to get back on the field. plus the giants target free act to resign one deal now done that's resign one deal now done that's ne >> good evening. alec smith has to go through the new concussion protocol and still cleared to play but the 49ers say he was feeling a lot better today. sounds they were expecting him to be ready next

space and energy efficiency. gets the equivalent of 118 miles per gallon. despite electric engine motor trend says one of the quickest 4 door ever built. it will cost you. starts at more than 57,000 dollars. >> well today observance of veterans day gave family nasty chance to do something fun together in the east bay. walnut creek ice rink opened up. beautiful day. i caught the picture on my cell phone today of the grard grand opening. we are one of the sponsors. rink is open every day until the middle of januar january. a lot of people out there. this saturday i think they have free skating. free from 11 to opportunity. the you would have seen necessity there like this. kliching. >> holding on. >> latest on smith concussion and what he has to do now to get back on the field. plus the giants target free act to resign one deal now done that's resign one deal now done that's >> good evening. alec smith has to go through the new concussion protocol and still cleared to play but the 49ers say he w better a lot better today. sounds they were expecting him to be ready next monday night agains

dancers will be doing. energy in a once in a lifetime experience. >> so excited to go. it's going to be an amazing experience. i'm nervous but excited. >> getting better. >> this is the second time the dance studio has been invited to appear, she says it's because they have won so many competitions and work hard. >> just so happy to have this opportunity. to be doing something you enjoy so much, two with, your friends, tree, you get to go to a locale like new york city. oh, my gosh. >> they've been sent this routine by spirit of america pro ducks will join 498 others, 500 of them doing this. many of them have been dancing here since they're in kindergarten. it's like family, they develop teamwork and self confidence. >> the way she teaches us in class is like helping us in life. in general. >> culminating this time on thanksgiving day in new york. >> everybody is doing this together it's going to look awesome with many people. >> stud students have been doing fund raising. it's about a great perform skbrens a lesson in history. >> great opportunity. >> we'll be looking for them. >> yes.

oregon state. hogan injected new energy into this offense. head coach said switching is a move he had to make. >> it wasn't that difficult once againfm? we needed more efficiency on the offensive side. he did it when we needed it. it was huge. >> i have not seen him rattled yet. he's ready to go. is it's impressive to see in a young quarterback. >> mack mcgwire worked as cardinals batting coach threeu4r years. during which, he will work with stars matt kemp. this sports report brought to you by mercedes-benz. >> nes how to hit. >> thanks larry. >> that is this edition of abc 7 news. >> from the entire team thanks for joining us. >> thanks for watching. we hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament! here are today's contestants -- d herthis is the "jeopardy!" silver anniversary of teaching. from rock hill, south carolina, let's greet... ...this chemistry teacher has been making things fizz, smoke, and explode for 14 years. from charlottesville, virginia, th.. ...and he teaches at a school started by the dominicans of st. joseph in 1929. from ch

. >> just ahead here, larry beil with >>> five hour energy drinks or a hot seller, join me tonight at 9:00, for why the fda is cracking down on the highly caffeinated popular drink. >> then, at 11:00, turning your old jewelry into holiday cash, michael finney says you can do better than you might think and he'll show how, coming up at 11:00. right after "nashville". >> i like the sound of that. >> larry beil is here now, how sit look something. >> right on track. alex smith with 49ers appears to be on pace to starting monday night game against bears again, monday night an extra day of rest. he suffered a concussion sunday against the rams. had to past tests to be cleared. smith did a light workout today.]8.Ñ the next step would be for doctors to clear smith for a regular practice. expectation is that he will be able to play. three and six, all kinds of issues. jirs at tail back forced palmer to air it out all of the time. >> whatever it is you're still going to go about your job. it doesn't matter what defense is, it scores a lot of points. we realize what team we're playing at the sam

are designed with energy ear fishent r yensy in mind one may have a flaw. >> you know what can happen if you overload a washing machine. it turns out you might have a similar problem if you under load one of the new washers too,. >> richard hahnlan is showing us what happened when he puts a smile pile of socks into his front loaded machine. >> it will shut down if this load is too small. >> says the new washer sometimes stops in the middle of a cycle, leaving water in the drum. he has to reset the machine. >> i accepted this. and i said well i have to put up with this, then only to find out in small print that this is indemic to this machine. >> here is what he found uk see interest in small print says load too small. >> it says unbalanced error message could mean the slood too small. too small? does that mean he can only do laundry if there is a lot of it? richard didn't like that i'd why. >> so i called sears and i said this, i wish you'd said something. i might not have bought this machine. >> richard says sometimes it handles small loads fine, other times, it stops, he just wished

. behind the mask. >> the big surprise when new pink lemonade 5-hour energy? 5-hour energy supports the avon foundation for women breast cancer crusade. so i can get the energized feeling i need and support a great cause? i'm sold. pink lemonade 5-hour energy? yeah and a portion of every sale goes to the avon foundation for women breast cancer crusade. i'm sold. new pink lemonade 5-hour energy. get the alert, energized feeling you need and support breast cancer research and access to care. wars" birthday seems pretty special. >> this one may really take the cake. aidan white from wichita, kansas wanted to dress up as luke skywalker and use light sabers to fight darth vader. >> he thought it was his cousin, but when the mask came off, a navy reservist, home months early. >> they rushed to hug their father. what a treat that must have been. >> that's a beautiful surprise. dad, what are you doing in darth vader's outfit? >> that is so swee>>> in sportsl start trying to figure out how to fix cal football by looking in the mirror. first, he may be staring at his boss. the athletic director h

north and west. most of the energy will stay to the north. tomorrow at least we will look for clouds and as the high builds in, it will bring warmer temperatures. i will show you the forecast animation. monday remember the rain line stays to the north. as we head into tuesday, this is tuesday, by 10:00 a.m., it starts to sag a little bit to the south. i put a chance of scattered showers in the north bay for tuesday and thin -- and then we take them out for wednesday. all of this will move back to the north. so wednesday looks like the best day. this workweek will have dry conditions and temperatures warming into the 60s. as we head into thursday night and friday, another wave of moisture will move in and we will see some showers. here is a look at your highs for tomorrow. 60s across the bay area. 63 in santa rosa and san francisco 60, 64 for oakland as well as livermore. 64 for san jose. a little more sunshine the further south you go. santa cruz 65. 65 for gilroy. my accu-weather seven-day forecast, north bay chance of showers on tuesday. we are all dry and mild on wednesday in the

. most of the energy will stay to the north. tomorrow at least we will look for clouds and as the high builds in, it will bring warmer temperatures. i will show you the forecast animation. monday remember the rain line stays to the north. as we head into tuesday, this is tuesday, by 10:00 a.m., it starts to sag a little bit to the south. i put a chance of scattered showers in the north bay for tuesday and thin -- and then we take them out for wednesday. all of this will move back to the north. so wednesday looks like the best day. this workweek will have dry conditions and temperatures warming into the 60s. as we head into thursday night and friday, another wave of moisture will move in and we will see some showers. here is a look at your highs for tomorrow. 60s across the bay area. 63 in santa rosa and san francisco 60, 64 for oakland as well as livermore. 64 for san jose. a little more sunshine the further south you go. santa cruz 65. 65 for gilroy. my accu-weather seven-day forecast, north bay chance of showers on tuesday. we are all dry and mild on wednesday in the 60s. thickening

taking over, going to hang around today and tomorrow, front stationary waiting for a chunk of energy to ride down this jet stream and kick start it and move it our way before it does warmer tomorrow a chance of showers north as that storm starts to get kicked into our neighborhoods better chance friday less of a chance saturday, sunday and monday drop in temperatures as cold system comes in from alaska. here's >>> berkeley westbound traffic flowing nicely a little crowded not too bad, chp giving update earlier accident eastbound 80 at san pablo dam road is now westbound, two lanes affected, you will find slow traffic backed to the couple minutes skyway. other rough -- cummins skyway. "sig alert" glen arbor until 9:00 this morning downed wires due to accident. westbound 4 problem, earlier accident at somersville according to our waze app has been cleared and you will find residual very slow traffic back to brentwood. abby reported this to -- tweeted this picture, you can see bumper-to-bumper 20 minutes ago westbound 4 all alternates still very slow past the scene at somersville which is

the slopes are already open. more coming up. >> dan: plus five hour energy drinks, pressure is mounting on the manufacturer. why the government is cracking down. stay here with us. "abc 7 news" atmçó4+y?i >> dan: heavily caffeinated drinks are getting attention from the fda. they confirms it receives reports of 13 deaths over the past four years that mention the use of product five hour energy drink. another five reports including monster energy drink. they say mention of the products in reports does not prove any association with the deaths. the distributor of five hour energy, it's unaware of any deaths proven to be caused by the consumption of five hour energy, unquote. >>> turn out the lights. darkness of depression can be triggered by light. a professor studied mice. it turns out too much at night can trigger depression and even learning problems. take away for people, go out in the daytime, get natural sunlight and avoid bright lights at night including from a computer or a tablet in the dark. >> both nasa and russia say they were in control of the international space s

appliances are designed energy efficiency in mind, and front-loading washers may have a flaw. one points out it can stop everything on laundry day. 7 on your side michael finney is here to explain. >> richard hamline of san francisco is showing us what happens when he puts a small pile of socks into his front-loading washing machine. >> it will shut down in the load is too small. >> he said his new kenmore cycle sometimes stops in the middle of the cycle. leaving water in the drum and he has to reset the machine. >> i accepted this. and i said, well, i have to put up with this, and only to find out in the literature in very small print that this is endemic to this machine. >> here's what he found in the service guide. >> you can see in the very small print. it said load too small. >> it says an unbalanced error message could mean the load is too small. too small? does that mean he can only do laundry if he has a lot of it? richard didn't like that idea. >> so i called sears, and i said, listen, i wish you said something because i might not have bought this machine. >> richard said someti

and gilroy, towards freedom and watsonville best radar returns to the north, last chunk of energy to come through and wilt during the afternoon and evening we are going to get a break until then, clouds will open up, we won't warm much, mid 50s coast, mid to upper 50s for the rest of us before showers hit this afternoon. >>> standing water will be a factor in your drive this morning give your extra time bay bridge light, no metering lights wet roads smooth sailing on the incline through treasure island. eastbound 780 chp responding big rig accident at flown cove no further details. bart recovering from an earlier problem ashby station with some sort of insulation on tracks still a 10 minute delay fremont richmond millbrae directions no other problems with mass transit heading out now drive times westbound 580 still a good ride out of the central valley highway 4 from 2 -- hillcrest to 242 in concord 20 minutes, 80 westbound not bad from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. >>> latest on developing news in san francisco lightning has sparked a power outage this is storm-rela

pacific satellite and radar composite. notice most of the energy and cold front to the north of us. we had a few clouds spilling over. still we will look for maybe some higher clouds to head south come tomorrow into tuesday for our extreme north bay communities. but other than that we are staying dry and the warmup continues bit by bit. let's take you through the next couple of days. this afternoon pretty nice out there. still below average. and then by tomorrow into tuesday this cold front kind of falls apart. maybe a few light showers extreme northern california and through wednesday and thursday it looks like we will be looking at still a weak high pressure hod holding on. the numbers modifying and looking a the a pretty decent week. although maybe we would like to see some of that snow and rain materialize by next weekend. near 41 in lake tahoe today. sacramento had some very cold numbers, responding to some mid-november sun. high of 60 today. it's still cool in los angeles at 68. back home numbers in the 50s along our coast with the sea breeze returning in the afternoon. 58 do

have suspended j p morgan from trading electricity in california. federal energy regulatory commission says j p morgan gave false information or in some case no, sir information at all to cal independent system operator. this is very rare punishment. sixth month suspension starts in april. >> mean time research made public at hearing in san francisco today offers evidence that confidential refinery were producing gasoline at times when they claimed they weren't. look what happened to the price? this graft charts average gas price ins san francisco oakland san jose over the past 6 mont months. the big spike near the end is where they rose to record highs. 7 news reporter heather has the story. >> california energy commission says 2012 has been a record year for the number and severity of gasoline price spike. today state senator leno went searching for answers why. to ask if the state can do more to protect consumers. it is certainly not the first hearing of its kind but first time we have heard this. >> we seem to have some information from the air quality district that in fact there w

california and that simply carbon has done. >>reporter: energy institute at berkeley professor says that's just not accurate. >> consume remember probably going to see almost nothing in the next year. >>reporter: he says big energy users like utility, oil compan company, cement manufacturer all been given permit by the stay to comfort carbon they produce. the cap will be reduced over the years but he says there is also a built-in incentive to improve. >> because if you figure out a way to make the cement while emitting fewer green house gas you good tote keep the permit. that means you get to the make money. >>reporter: we asked the big oil refinery in the bay area to weigh in but only chevron responded and would say only that it will participate in the cap and trade program as it is required to do. there ace provision in the regulations that requires refinery to pass on the cost of the carbon cost of burning a gallon of gasoline in the car and that takes effect in 2015. and if current carbon projections hold, it could raise the price of a gallon of gas by 15 cents. in the newsroom,

. >> i'm about to test drive the the energy. the first ford you can fill up and also plug in. plug in hybrid is a great in between in terms of both hybrid and full electric vehicle because you really have the capability to do both but you don't have the range limitatio limitation. >>reporter: with 20 mile range on battery or over 600 with the gas tank the car decides which were to use. >> rate now i can flooring the pedal to use gas. did you notice the difference. >> gas kick in. >> or push button to go all electric. 30,000 dollars claims the car pays for itself by getting the electric equivalent of 100 miles per gallon. >> first to brick the million stone. centennial mail stone. of. >>reporter: electric cars nothing new for ford. in 1914 henry ford and firestone posed with edison trying to bring the first electric car to market but couldn't build a good enough battery. in 2000 tried again with the all electric ca car. sales slow and they pulled the plug after two year years. but now thinks they are finally ready. >> 60 percent of the consumer come into our showroom are considering

car of the year. they raved about the smooth rude cargo space and energy efficiency. gets the equivalent of 118 miles per gallon. despite electric engine motor trend says one of the quickest 4 door ever built. it will cost you. starts at more than 57,000 dollars. >> well today observance of veterans day gave family nasty chance to do something fun together in the east bay. walnut creek ice rink opened up. beautiful day. i caught the picture on my cell phone today of the grard grand opening. we are one of the sponsors. rink is open every day until the middle of januar january. a lot of people out there. this saturday i think they have free skating. free from 11 to opportunity. the you would have seen necessity there like this. kliching. >> holding on. >> latest on smith concussion and what he has to do now to get back on the field. plus the giants target free act to resign one deaeaea @ for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don

oregon state. he has injected new energy. he threw two touchdown passes. this was a move he felt he had to make. >> it really wasn't that difficult once again. we needed more efficiency on the offensive side. we need those athletic plays that kevin can play for us and fact we need it but i think it's huge. >> kevin hogan is great player. >> andrew luck, i don't know who can transition that fast. >> remember the colts were 2-14 last season. there is an eerie stat in luck and peyton manning. both those teams are 5-3 and they have thrown for exactly the same amount of yardage, just over 2,000 yards. it is kind of crazy. >> dan: that is it for this edition. for all of us here, thank you so much for watching. we appreciate your time. hope to see you in one hour on over on abc7.